Daimler Trucks North America: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 5, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 650. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Western Star 4900 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2008, through March 22, 2013. A potential misalignment of a clearance hole in the B-pillar reinforcement may affect the performance of the seatbelt D-ring anchorage point.
The risk
In the event of a crash, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the D-ring anchor points, free of charge. The recall began during january November 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's recall number is FL-645.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Western Star 4900 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Western Star 4900 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Western Star 4900 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Western Star 4900 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V401000.
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